Those of us on the “other “ side of the pond are much less formal than most Europeans. PCL is definitely not a premium cruise line and therefore when they “suggest” that you dress to pretend like they are, well......
We can go out to dinner and easily spend $400 for a couple and have much better food and service, I wear jeans (which cost about the same as our dinner and are more fashion-forward than some of the formal attire we’ve witnessed), others are dressed in similar fashion, and everyone is happy...(nobody snarks about others attire)
Cleanliness is absolutely a must, but let’s not try to impose our values on others when we’re on vacation...if Covid didn’t teach us that life is too short....well, enough said